The owner of Spark of Life Healing Foods plans to open a full-service vegan, gluten-free restaurant at a new retail building in East Nashville.

In May, Spark will take up 1,740 square feet of space at 1100 Fatherland St. That Martin Corner GP development, which will open next month at Fatherland and South 11th streets, has 6,500 square feet of space overall.

The restaurant will offer Spark’s specialties, such as raw pad Thai, vegan lasagna and raw desserts, including raw apple pie and chocolate mousse. It also will have a bar serving organic wine, artisan cocktails and gluten-free beer.

“We’re kind of taking our ‘grab-and-go’ concept up a level and offering people Nashville’s premiere plant-based, vegan, gluten-free raw and cooked restaurant,” said Pam Daley, owner and creator of Spark of Life Healing Foods.

Spark of Life is among businesses riding the trend of more consciousness among consumers nationwide about the connection between food and health. “Our mission is to help people eat their way to better health,” Daley said. “We’re part of the food revolution that’s sweeping the country.”

After more than 30 years in the restaurant industry, including work in catering and as a personal chef, Daley started Spark of Life Healing Foods two years ago with a booth at the East Nashville Farmers’ Market offering grab-and-go, gluten-free, vegan food. Business took off after Spark became a vendor at Whole Foods Market in Green Hills.

A year and a half ago, Daley created a gluten-free commercial kitchen in 2,000 square feet of space at 6004 Charlotte Pike with a small retail storefront. The facility also functions as a start­up kitchen for other local entrepreneurs.

Daley plans to keep that location open after launching the East Nashville restaurant.

Juice bar Lynne Lorraine’s has signed up for 5,500 square feet of space at 1100 Fatherland. Clothing shop Nancybgoods and home accessories shop Thrive also plan to move to 1100 Fatherland from Martin Corner’s Shoppes on Fatherland development.

1100 Fatherland still has 1,790 square feet of space available for another restaurant, Martin Corner developer Mark Sanders said. The retail building also features a 300 square foot of outdoor deck with seating for restaurants there.

Separately, Sanders plans to begin construction this summer of 10 townhomes on a corner lot at South 10th Street and Fatherland.